Guts – Quotes

After I began to

After I began to explore what an actor actually is, I studied for three years before I had the guts to go on an audition. Gale Harold

I’m gut all the way, which is why I think I’m so connected to shows like Falling Water and even The Walking Dead, which is all about the mortal consequences of our actions. Generally, we act first and realize the consequences later. Gale Anne Hurd

Your writing is still

Your writing is still yours, no matter what the contract or your editor might say. Trust your gut. It knows when you’re screwing up. Your brain will lie to you. It loves the paycheck, it loves positive feedback. Your gut is under no obligation to make you feel good. Gail Simone

It’s kind of amazing;

It’s kind of amazing; I don’t know anything. It’s an interesting way to work where you’re living in the moment and making decisions for your character in the moment. You have to go with your gut on everything – try not to over-think things. That tends to make me doubt what I did, but then … Read more

It takes an uncommon

It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line. Erma Bombeck

There are people who

There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, ‘Yes, I’ve got dreams, of course I’ve got dreams.’ Then they put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look in it, and yep, they’re still there. These are great dreams, but they never even get out of … Read more

I think it’s really

I think it’s really important to follow your intuition and gut, and try not to do things just for the sake of pleasing other people. Erin Davie

If you follow your

If you follow your heart, if you listen to your gut, and if you extend your hand to help another, not for any agenda, but for the sake of humanity, you are going to find the truth. Erin Brockovich

In any case, the

In any case, the bayonet isn’t as important as it used to be. It’s more usual now to go into the attack with hand-grenades and your entrenching tool. The sharpened spade is a lighter and more versatile weapon – not only can you get a man under the chin, but more to the point, you … Read more

Women’s books are kind

Women’s books are kind of discriminated against. If a man writes a book about his family stories, people think of it as literature. If it’s a woman, she’s ‘spilling her guts,’ and it’s not art. Erica Jong